Louise Zarmati has had a varied career as a teacher, archaeologist and museum educator. She completed her teaching qualifications at the University of Sydney, has a Masters degree in Archaeology, Heritage and Museums from University of Cambridge and a PhD in History education from Deakin University. Louise worked as a classroom History teacher in NSW for twenty years and is the author of several textbooks and research articles on history, archaeology, curriculum and pedagogy. She is a lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences in the School of Education, University of Tasmania.